Garment-hook.



PATENTED AUG. 29, 1905.

A. BERG.

GARMENT HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16, 1905.

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PATENT CFFICE.

ANDREW BERG, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

GARMENT-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, 1905.

A li ti fil d June 16, 1905. Serial No. 265,533.

T0 ctZZ whom it rncty concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW BERG, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Bridgeport. in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarment- Hooks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to garment-fasteners of the hook-and-eye type, andparticularly to a hook embodying a hump or projection extendinglongitudinally of the-shank and cooperating with the bill portion of thehook to retain an eye in connection therewith.

The object of my invention is to construct a hook of a single piece ofwire with a retaining point or eye at the rear end of the bill and thebill held firmly against an upward strain or pull, while the whole baseof the hook is in a straight line, so that it will lie flat or close tothe garment.

To enable others to understand my invention, reference is hadto theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an upper plan View of myimproved hook. Fig.2isasideelevation. Fig. 3 is a reverse plan view, andFig. 4 is an upper plan view of the base of the hook and sectional viewof the bend of the bill on line a of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 are side members of the shank or baseof the hook.'

One end of the member 1 forms the eye 3, with its free end restingagainst the horizontal portion of said member. This member 1 continuesforward and upward to form one side 4 of the hill 5. The forward end ofthe member 2 terminates in the attaching-eye 6, while the rear portionforms the eye 7 and is re bent and extends longitudinally to form themember 8 between the members 1 and 2.

The central portion of the member 8 is raised to form the hump 8, Fig.2, and continues ward curvatures or bends each represent the thicknessof the wire of which the hook is formed, so that the bend or curve 8will touch the dotted line I), which dotted line represents the surfaceof the garment to which the hook is to be attached. It will thus beobserved that the base of the bill being interlocked with one of thelower members forming the base of the hook will firmly anchor such bill,so that its base cannot be raised from the surface of the garment by anyupward strain, and, further, this interlocking feature is accomplishedwithout extending, the bill above the base of the hook far enough togive a distorted appearance to the entire structure. It will also beobserved that the point 8 Fig. 2, and the horizontal surfaces of therear attaching-eyes 3 and 7, the parallel members 1 and 2, and theforward attaching-eye 6 lie in the same horizontal plane, thus forming asecure supporting-base for the hook.

The peculiar formation of the hook as above described has manyadvantageous features. First, it covers but little surface in proportionto its size; second, the bill is not unduly extended above the base orshank, but is kept as low as possible to the surface of the garment,and, further, the small amount of wire necessary to construct the hookto secure all the advantages of economy combined with strength,durability, and symmetrical appearance makes it both a desirable articleto manufacture and market.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In agarment-hook having a supporting base and bill made of a continuouspiece of wire, two parallel members to form the base, the member, 1, ofsaid base projecting rearward to form the eye 3, the forward end bentupward to form part of the bill, the other member, 2, extending forwardto form the eye 6 projecting beyond the bend of the bill, said member,2, also extending rearward to form the eye 7, and rebent to form themember 8 having the hump 8, said latter member lying between members 1and 2 and continued forward to interlock with the member 2 just back ofthe eye 6, said member 8 continuing upward to complete the formation ofthe bill, the member 2 provided with the upward depression 2, and themember 8 with the down- Ward depression 8 to form means for the infieldand State of Connecticut, this 26th day terlocking of said members sothat, the bend of May, A. D. 1905.

8 and the under surface of the several eyes and members forming the baseof the hook ANDREW BERG 5 will lie in the same horizontal plane, for theWitnesses:

purpose set forth. R. J. WITTERWELL,

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fair- HOWARD F. NE'rTLEToN.

